Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-14
NEW lORk'S CAPITOL.
A LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT
TELLS OF ITS HUMORS.
How the People Flock tn the Most FH-
PensiVe Law Makers Building in
Americs-A Young Man and His Girl
Who Missed "a Train and So Got Married

Iesty OF over h,bNuUN ut sell governing IRO
pie Without cold ami lifeless, within It is
the great granite heart Of the greatest state
of the nation, where the pulsations of gov
ernmeut never cease throbbing.
During the months of June and October the
capitol is the faVorite resort for newly mar
ried couples who visit Albany during their
honeymoon. The billing and coolng of these
new voyagers on the sea ot matrimonv can be
heard III obscure corridors at sill hours of the
day during those pleasant months Visitors
desiring to make tour OF the building are
usually accompanied by urderles, who act rs
guIdeS. These cicerones receive from SO to
s9J II month from the state and in addition 10
this they realize from e. TO SO IA month III
tips from generous visitors. The capitol
orderly is usually the heeler Of state officers,
Legislators or tine like, and his chance of pro
motion depends far more upon tue number
Of votes he can influence III his native town
than his capacity guide. Young benedicts,
literary and scientific men who go through
the building ia search of information, ami
relic hunters seldom cross the itching palm Of
the orderly with coin. These people are
courteous and dismiss the guide with many
thanks, but do not leave any substs ntial token
of remembrance When these people strag
gle int" the building the veteran orderles
disappear int" occult passages like 50 many
prairie dogs. thus leaving the newly ap-
pointed guide to pilot the SUPPOSED paI7simo-
NOUS visitors about the structure.
Occasionally parties of college students are
allowed u wander through the corridors with
guide Last week bevy Of boarding school
lasses came very near winding" All old
orderly who essayed to point out the wonders
Of the wonderful pile The young ladies came
to the capital from Saratoga Springs, and
were rnly too happy at finding that the guide
who was unfortunate enough TO assume charge
OF them was ready TO look upon their every
caprice III solemn earnest. When the party
reached the head of the grand staircase, the
guide shouted frantically for help when one
OF the freshy students started "a walk tight
rope which had been stretched over the area
way by workmen. After a series of startling
incidents the gleeful young ladies rushed down
the granite steps 10 the first floor like Il crowd
of boys let out of school, with the frightened
and exhausted orderly in their midst. The
guide was presented with purse Of 81 when
he WAS dismissed
California millionaire, accompanied by
his wife and daughter, recently presented u
courteous guide with S25. And shortly after
ward the same orderly had charges preferred
against hun by notary public from Della
ware county, who thought that lie had
been appointed by the governor he should be
permitted 10 peer into every private appoint
ment III the building. He charged the guide
with insoence, and the poor fellow WAS sus-
pended.
When an excursion train with /. 30 or
1000 countrymen arrives at the Union depot,
the visitors make a bee line for the capitol.
They usually carry luncheon in baskets and
troop into the building like a flock of sheep.
No attempt is made to conduct these people
through the building. unless perchnnce tn.
parties having the excursion in charge
demand that the visitors lie shown the
sights In parties Of twenty and thirty. LA
this event the superintendent of the ori.rb.s
assigns men ,o care for the excursionists In
SQUADS
MANY Of these parties ara compos,d Of
young swaius and their hest yirl They
wander off into dark corridors. or INTO pas-
sares which lead 10 windows sfroriinr a good
yiev of the Huisop river valley wh.re th..v
make the b,.st of the onportunity to .sus,rkr
uutiI tn. excursion train leaves for their
country home Ii some of tbos.. corridors
conld re- .cbo the words of affection and
vows of eternal love that have l.-en wbis-
r,er.t by urieut lovers. many an interesting
tall. xouli be told Not long since n youug
cuun,ry lswyar and his sttisnc.,i ling.r.,i in
ON. of IN. corridors m,il the. train had nniIed
ou, Of the Union depo, They wer. strangers
IN tbs ,.ity and could not reach home hy rail
un,iI ,t,. ns,t dav 81 in order ,o ,et on,
of his might tl,e yonng man ..pon,al- the
uues,ion was accented and t.Iepranbed thps
a. b;s n.r,nts. w. r,is.,.I the ,r,in ,s.I.n,
md and ,,o, ,narr;eu1 y
Visitors 10 the execurive chamber stand for
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fore allowing their eyes to wander about the
spacious APARTMENT with its elegant and